Constitutionally Speaking
Episode 77: Filibuster
Jay and Luke discuss procedures in the Senate. After giving a broad overview of how the institution works, they dig deep into the filibuster
Latest Episodes
Episode 76: House Party!
Luke and Jay continue their explanation of Congress, this time looking at the party structure in the House of Representatives.
Episode 75: Congressional Committees
In this episode of Constitutionally Speaking, Jay and Luke discuss the role of committees in Congress.
Episode 74: Jay’s New Book!
Luke interviews Jay about his new book, James Madison: America’s First Politician.
Episode 73: The Electoral Connection
In this weeks episode, Jay and Luke examine what makes members of Congress tick. The answer: paranoia.
Episode 72: Congress’s Post-Watergate Period
In this final installment of their ‘Historical Congress’ series, Luke and Jay discuss various facets of the legislative group since the 1990s.
Episode 71: Congress’s Post-Watergate Period
Jay and Luke discuss Congress’s evolution and role after the Watergate scandal.
Episode 70: Congress Confronts the Presidential Government — Progressivism, the New Deal, and the Great Society
Luke and Jay take a look at Congress’s confrontation with reform.
Episode 69: The Rise of the Senate in the 19th Century
Jay and Luke take a look at the long period of congressional dominance in the 19th century.
Episode 68: Congress and the Civil War
Jay and Luke look at Congress in the mid 1800s.